Legal Counsel - Solo Function, Singapore

About the role

Hello Group Inc., a social and dating technology company listed on NASDAQ, is looking for a Legal Counsel to own the legal function for its Singapore region. This is a high-ownership, solo role reporting directly to the Regional Director, with real visibility to regional leadership and minimal day-to-day oversight. It is based in Singapore (VisionCrest Orchard) with hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements (vendor, procurement, technology, licensing, partnership, marketing, leasing, intercompany) and advise and train business teams on contractual risk, disputes and IP licensing
• Build and maintain contract templates and approval workflows, and support M&A, investment, restructuring and market entry initiatives
• Lead legal review of new products and features for privacy and data protection compliance, and advise leadership on legal, regulatory and consumer protection risks
• Develop company policies and controls, monitor privacy, online safety, digital platform regulation and AI developments, and oversee corporate secretarial and entity governance
• Work with the international legal team on multi-jurisdictional assessments, conduct compliance reviews, manage external counsel, advise on employment matters, handle commercial disputes and support KYC and regulatory submissions
• Use modern AI tools to automate contract review, legal research and document management

Required profile

• Admitted to practice law (e.g. Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, or equivalent in the UK, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the US or another common law jurisdiction); admission is essential, and Singapore or another common law jurisdiction is preferred
• 1 to 3 years of post-qualification experience in a commercial, corporate or technology practice, with hands-on drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts
• In-house experience in a multinational technology, internet or consumer digital business is strongly preferred; exposure to privacy, data protection or digital platform regulation is highly advantageous
• Business-level spoken Mandarin and the ability to read and write Chinese are required
• Experience in a start-up or lean-team environment is an advantage

Required skills

• Strong commercial judgement and ability to turn complex legal issues into practical recommendations for business teams
• Ability to work independently as sole counsel while collaborating across functions, countries and time zones
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to automate or streamline contract review, legal research or legal operations